Slaves During the Civil War

Slaves During the Civil War

Slaves who fled the plantations for protection behind Union lines during the Civil War (1861-1865). Former slaves were and important source of manpower for the Union effort. Aka Mark Twain- pen name best known for Huck fin wrote about the gilded age Battle of Little Bighorn 1876 in Montana territory Custer led 265 men of 7th cav Custer and all his men were killed by the Lakota Sioux and northern Cheyenne cause for battle the gov. broke 1868 treaty of fort Laramie Custer sent to Montana a type of ownership and control when a company/business wants to sell a product in many markets to gain additional strength in that market ie.. Rockefeller Standard Oil Co. purchased 40 oil refineries giving monopoly over the refinery market 22nd (1885-1189) and 24th (1893-1897)president only one to serve two NON-consecutive terms Democrat intorviened in the Pullman Strike of 1894 (kept RR moving) supporter of the gold standard, created the ICC-Interstate Commerce Commission, panic of 1893 acute economic depression, Started in 1866, founded by veterans of the confederate army who resisted reconstruction, focused on putting down freed slaves, carpetbaggers and scalawags, began to use violent ways many in the south saw them as the reason of why federal troops remained, destroyed in 1870 by Grant Civil Rights Acts of 1871 aka KKK Act—1915 the kkk was reborn Southern white joined republicans during reconstruction view as a traitor by ex-confederates included wealthy ex-Whigs& yeoman farmers thought that alliance w/ rep. was best way to attract northern capital to the south help improve the south’s economy Edison’s competition in implementing electricity in America, invented rr air brake, Senator Roscoe Conkling of New York tried to get Republicans to run Grant again for president in 1880 he and his followers were called this 10.Invented phonograph, filament...

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